Overview
- U.S. envoy Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Gen. Andriy Hnatov in Florida, with both sides saying they will reconvene after reporting to their leaders.
- The State Department said the parties agreed on a framework of security arrangements and discussed deterrence capabilities, marking their sixth meeting in two weeks.
- Delegations also reviewed a future prosperity agenda focused on post-war reconstruction, joint U.S.–Ukraine economic initiatives, and long-term recovery projects.
- A joint statement stressed that any real progress depends on Russia demonstrating a serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and ending killings.
- Kushner and Witkoff’s Dec. 2 Kremlin talks were praised by Russian officials as useful, though Moscow signaled some proposals were unacceptable and the core territorial question remains unresolved.